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Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 61545

An operation in which a section of the skull is opened so the surgeon can remove a craniopharyngioma, a noncancerous growth that forms near the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. Because the growth sits against the nerves of vision and the hormone-producing gland, the surgery is delicate and sometimes only part of the growth can be taken out safely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brain Surgery To Remove A Craniopharyngioma cost?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,715$3,090 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$3,715 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $22,909Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $5,754
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,457professional $3,715

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,585.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $3,715 · 36th of 51
AK $10,715OK $2,818

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.